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The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 1945-01-24

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VOL. 22—No. 14
NORTH CANTON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1945
$2.00 PER "SfEAE
Sebring and ZanesinZle Bote;
to North Canton Vikings
Vikings Run" Winning- Streak to 13 Games as They Turn in
Best Performances of Season; Meet Hartville here Friday
and Stow on Tuesday
Tuming in two of then- best performances to date when
the chips -were down, the Vikings of North Canton hurdled
two tough opponents the past week-end as they; edg-ed Sebring 27 to 21 and then blasted Zanesville 44-30 to run their
win streak to 13 "games.
Scars Of Hatred
' "Where does the spirit of class hatred have its source?
.Most of us imagine that it is due althogether to the propaganda of misguided leaders. The fact is, such leaders usually merely take advantage of prejudice which already exists.
They simply build upon it and intensify it. Therefore we
need to go back to1 original sources.
* Ordinarily the damage is done in the home. And here's how
it usually happens,, so far as the child is concerned. The family is gathered about the supper table, and father or mother
makes an unjust or cruel charge against someone they have
encountered during the day, or, they repeat as a fact something they read in a prejudiced journal or pamphlet concerning a particular race or religion, or the alleged act of a representative of organized labor.
Any doubt that they would be
unable to meet pressure due to
their reasonably easy schedule thus
far was completely dispelled under
the driving basketball they showed in boith these contests. While
they were guilty of occasional lapses, for the most part they offset
this by continually carrying the
fight to their opponents and refusing to be lulled into any sense
of security even though they managed to hold the lead.
Bright spot in both games was
the stellar performances by Paul
Bricker who is rapidly coming to
the fore as a top rebound man. And
what is more apparent is his ability to find the hoop with twisting
jump shots that opponents find difficulty in preventing.
Howevei-, to single out any one
player would be difficult for each
and every one knew that the real
answer to their ability would be
found" in these two games and in
those coining up. As a result there
was little to ask in their individual play and as a whole.
The tirade clos,es with an unfair characterization of the
person discussed and ends with the remark: "That's just like
a ," whatever the race, or the religion, or the position
may be. And thereby a whole race, or form of religion, or
movement is damned. It may seem like an unimportant mat-
itejr to the parent, but the child seated next to father or
mother listens in wonder and amazement, and, having absolute confidence in its parent, it believes everything that was
said must be true.
Thus the seed of hatred is planted. It grows in the child's
mind and becomes a festering, corrosive sore which affects
all its thinking, distorting all its judgments.
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1fceM*it' W'imtfiWirit'"patents Should not encourage—especially in their own homes—that which is unnatural in children, 'and which is one of the greatest blights on mankind
today?
In these times when hatred is so rampant, causing untold
suffering to the individuals and to nations, the parents of
American children can render no greater service in building
up the spirit of .brotherhood and democracy throughout the
•world than by showing their children how hatred is responsible for the great tragedies of today, as well as being the
greatest menace to the world of tomorrow.
Message To Remember
Not many weeks ago Americans were preparing to celebrate the defeat of Germjany. The celebration threatened to
become a disruptive orgy. Concern over the situation caused
employes of the Boston and Maine Railroad to pledge support of the war effprt after V-'Day in a message that should
not be forgotten, although at present victory in Europe seems
farther away than it did last summer. The message says:
"We don't know when V-Day over Germany will be . . .
but when it does come, we . . . know how we're going to 'celebrate.''
"On V-D,ay we'll be working—full time, full speed. There
aren't going to be any parties. Our men aren't going to spike
. the switches and get together for any whoopee1. There won't
be any empty desk in our office, or freight trains standing-
idle in our yards. We ask you not to ride our trains that day
to go celebrating.
- "Most of us will go to church. We shall thank God, and
pray for speedy victory over Japan. We urge you to do the
same.
"Pro*bably it isn't any of our business what you do on V-
D,ay. But complete victory is everybody's business. The time
you might be tempted to take off from your job puts'every
one of us that many hours farther away from the victorious
end. The uproarious spirits you might bring to partying
would fall pretty flat when you bumped into Bob Jones, or
Mrs. Smith, or any one of a million other Americans with
boys in. the Pacific.
"We . . . make this plea now, so you'll have plenty of time,
to think it over. And we mlake it in the sober conviction that
only on the day of total victory, and not before, can any df
us afford to let down."
Potato Shortage Feared
The housewives were slightly jolted by the report that
next spring may see a potato shortage similar to that which
made this essential food so scarce in the spring of 1943. The
crop of last summer was 18 per cent below the previous year,
while military and civilian demands have continued very
heavy.
Up to 1943 a shortage of potatoes was very unusual. Peo-
. pie became, so used to seeing plenty of these plain brown
skinned* vegetablels, that it did not occur to many of them
that they would ever be scarce. They did not always realize
how highly they valued them. When they were not to be had,
they wokVup to the fact of how dependent they were on this
substantial vegetable. The country got" through "the potato
Backboard Play Brilliant
Again it was superior play
around the backboards against taller opponents that supplied the difference. Both. Seibring and Zanesville had plenty of heighth but that
made little difference to the aroused Vikings and with Fye, Warstler
and Bricker taking the leading
roles and given plenty of assistance
by Streby, Mohler and Studer,
North Canton just couldn't be kept
down.
The Vikings broke Zanesville's
heart in the first half with a blistering attacking from which the
Blue Devils never did recover even
though ithey threatened in the third
period. The visitor's zone defense,
which they never did break up despite the accurate shooting of
North Canton, was made to order
for the Vikings as they penetrated
it. for short shots and then when
jh.'Sld Out would drop in fairly long
tosses.
^jFfr Blue Devil Attack Stalled . .--
'. Zanesville's reputedly powerful
"fast break offense, on the other
hand never did get a chance to
function properly as North Canton's down floor defensive tactics
prevented the Blue Devils getting
under way.
The game was hardly a minute
old before the Vikings had registered the first points as Warstler
pushed one in fromt the left side
of the floor. This was followed in
rapid sequence by Fye's layup and
a set shot by1 Mohler and the Vikings had three goals in as many attempts.
During the remainder of the first
period it was still all North Canton as they shot their advantage to
12-0 before Ford connected on a
free throw for the visitor's first
noint. The quarter ended with
North Canton leading 12-4.
However, Zanesville fought back
gamely but just couldn't match ithe
pace set bv North Canton and that
coupled with-their inability to hit
the hoop from the field until Derry
connected late in the second period was too much of a handicap
and the Vikings romped to a 20-7
halftime lead.
White Gets Hot
The third period provided a different story as the Blue Devils
came back with a blistering offensive that proved them to be the
dangerous team they were supposed to be. Led by Dean White, who
caged four goals during this quarter, they slowly but surely whittled down the Viking advantage as
White hit a follow-up and Derry
duplicated. Two more by White,
all this while North Canton failed
to score cut the margin to 15-20
before BrickeT shook himself loose
for a layup. All told in the first
six minutes of the period, Zanesville poured 15 points in while limiting ,North Canton to 7 but two
successive fielders by Warstler and
Fye prior to White's fourth goal
made it 31-24.
In the final heat, Zanesville disintegrated rapidly against the renewed drive of the Vikings who
looped in 13 points while limiting
the Blue Devils to six.
Come From Behind
Against/ Sebring on Friday night
North Canton was forced to come
from behind to snatch their 12th
win. And they did it with a drive
that upset the Trojans considerably-
Trailing 7-5 at the end of the
first period, they fell four points
behind when Tony Dawson, who
dropped in four long heaves during the first half, hit his second
to make it 9-5. But then, things
began to happen.
Studer's long shot, Warstler's
follow-up and another one-handed
toss bv Studer put sthe Vikings in
front 11-9 with four minutes of
the period gone. Dawson knotted
the count but Bricker and Mohler
made it 15-11 before Dawson
again hit. Studer and Bricker caged free throws and Streby a push
shot to make itt 19-13 before Sharp-
nack registered to leave North Canton but three points at the half.
Each team scored but three
points in the third period and after Ed Brunie slipped in for a lay-
gratis toss Fye wound up the evening's scoring with a bunny on a
fast break and North Canton suc-
cesfully stalled out the minute and
a half remaining.
Both games showed that old foul
shooting weakness as North Canton caged but five of 13 against
Sebring and but six of 17 in the
Zanesville contest.
Reserves Keep Going
The reserves also kept their
streak intact as they romped over
the Sebring reserves in a rough
contest 26 to 18 as Earl Hall looped in 11 points. The Vikings held
quarter margins of 13-4, 16-9, and
20-12.
In the preliminary to the Zanesville contest they rolled over Yale
Clothes, a Class C team in the Y
league, 51-30. Paul Baxter set the
pace with 14 points as the Vikings
took leads of 10-0, 19-6, 32-16.
This week there will be only one
game on tap, a Friday night encounter with Hartville. Then on
Tuesday night Stow, a Metro league member, will provide the opposition. The Vikings already hold
a 45-31 victory over the Blue
Sreaks and will be out to make it
two.
North Canton fg f tp
Mohler, f 2 0 4
Streby, f 10 2
Warstler, c 113
Fye, g 3 17
Studer, g 2 2 6
Bricker, c - 2 15
Gary Sehreffler, Hurt
in Aula Sled Accident,
Slightly Improved
Eight year old Gary Sehreffler,
seriously injured last Thursday evening when his sled was struck by
an automobile, is reported' slightly
improved in Little Flower hospital.
He sustained a fractured skull and
body injuries.
The boy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Sehreffler of Apple Grove
road, was out playing with a group
of children at the time the accident occurred. He coasted down a
hill and across the road directly
in front of an automobile driven
by David H. Bachtel. Mr. Bachtel,
driving north on Pittsburgh road,
was unable to stop his car in time
to avoid hitting the sled.
He picked the boy up and took
him to the hospital.
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Sebring fg
Barrett, f 0
E. Brunie, f 4
Sharpnack, c 1
Gillis, g 0
Dawson, g 4
North Canton
Mohler, f
Streby, f
Warstler, c ..
Fye, g
Studer, g ...:
Bricker, c ...
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tp
0
8
4
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Fire Damages Home
on 44th St. Saturday
Fire caused extensive damage at
the home of John E. Carnahan,
2216 14th St. NW last Saturday
evening.
Cause of the blaze, which started in the attic, is not known. It
was first discovered by one of the
members of the family who called
for help. The North Canton fire
department was summoned and the
fire was confined to the top of the
house.
Damage is estimated at approximately S4,000. The home is covered by insurance.
The * local fire department answered a second alarm at 1 a. im.
Wednesday morning. A small burner at the gas regulator on Poheja
Farm set fire to the small building protecting the retrulator, causing approximately $100 damage.
"Most Beautiful Spot in World
-New York Harbor"-Kauffman
Ladyne Hermann of
Spars Home on Leave
Ladyne M. Herman, Sp (X) 3c
of the Spars, is on leave, visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Hermann of 127 6th St.
Specialist Hermann enlisted in
the Spars in March, 1944 and reported to the U. S. Coast Guard
training station, Palm Beach, Fla.
in April. Following a six week in-
dictrination course, she was ordered to duty at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D. C.
where she is a draftsman in the
communications section of the Engineering Division.
Prior to entering service Spar
Hermann was. employed as an inspector of small parts in a defense
nlant in North Canton She has one
brother in the service, Benet R.
Hermann, aviation machinist mate
third class of the U. S. Navy.
Home From World Trip and Two Year Stay in Iran, Local
Soldier Tells of Strange Things in Persia of Tiaday
"Absolutely the most beautiful sight in the world, was'the
place we watched just as the sun was coming up out of the
mist and fog," he said, smiling—"the Statue of Liberty and
New York Harbor."
After two and a half j'ears in service, most of it overseas,
during which he made a complete circle of the globe, Sgt. Jay
Kauffman had good reason for his statement. And other returning servicemen echo his words, as they come back home
from far off,battle zones.
Funeral Held Sunday
for Mts. Harshberger
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the Myers funeral parlors in Greentown for Mrs.
Pearl Harshberger, 67, formerly of
North Can/ton, who died Friday in
Massillon.
Mrs. Harshberger is survived by
her hus'band, Henry Harshberger,
and two sisters, Mrs. Delia Greenho and Mrs. Amanda Tritt of North
Canton.
,,_Rev. L'. L. Kollar of the Green-
Nazarene church, of which
as" a member, officiated at
-^^ervfeej-'-with" burial in' Green-
town; cemetery.
G. B. Williams Speaker
ai Junior Woman's Club
C. B. Williams was guest speaker at the meeting of the North
Canton Junior Woman's club meeting Monday evening at the Community building. His humerous discussion was on the topic of
'"Thoughtfulness."
Special music on the program included two violin selections by Ed
Bierly, accompanied by Miss "Norma Dolvin.
Mrs. Robert Kreighbaum presided at the short business meeting-,
during which two thank you letters
were read from members of the
military forces who received
Christmas boxes from the club.
Literary Club Meets
Mrs. A. A. Swope was hostess to
the Ladies Literary club at her
home Monday evening.
The program included a paper by
Mrs. Otis Jester on "Transportation Now and the Future"; a paper
by Miss Anna Metzger on "Four
Horsemen of Apocalypse" and roll
call, "A Journey I Would 'Like to
Make."
The next meeting will be held on
February 12,' with Mrs. M. M. Ru-
bright as hostess.
Zanesville
Raymond, f
Zoller, f
Ford, c
White, g .
Patterson,
Derry, c .
Bowman, g 0
Optimists Entertained
hy Canton Magician
Jim Ray, Canton magician, was
guest entertainer at the meeting
of <the North Canton Optimist club
last Wednesday evening. Mr. Ray
had some clever tricks up his
sleeve.
On Wednesday evening, Jan. 3.
G. W. Deevers, Chief Executive of
McKinley Area, Boy Scouts of A-
merica, was the guest speaker. He
described scout life at Camp Tus-
cazoar. illustrating his talk with
colored slides. He also stressed the
importance of proper child training in these critical times.
Coach Chuck Wright will show
pictures of the Massillon-McKin-
ley game at the first meeting of
the club in February.
Wins Combat Badge
Cpl. Frank R. Lopez, 26, husband
of Mrs. Anna Lopez of R. D. 7, has
been awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge for superior performance of duty in combat on the
front lines in France and Germany.
Before entering the army in 1941
Cpl. Lopez was employed by the
Republic Steel Corp. in Massillon.
March of Dimes Calls Attention to
Aid of Infantile Paralysis Victims
The annual "March of Dimes," national campaign to raise
funds for the benefit of Infantile Paralysis victims is now in
progress.
Small coin boxes, on display in most public places are placing the appeal well before the public to add their contribute
to aid those stricken by the disease.
The epidemic which swept many
communities last fall brought anxious attention to the destruction of
human health and life which it
causes. With this thought still
sharp in the minds of many folks,
it is hoped they will do all they can
Memorial Mass Held
for Staff Sgt. Gavalier
A requiem 'memorial mass was
held Saturday morning at 10
o'clock in Little Flower church at
Middlebranch for Staff Sgt. Patrick (Patsy) Cavalier, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Matthew Cavalier of Middlebranch.
Sgt. Cavalier was killed on December 7 on Leyte island, where
he was serving with a coasit artillery unit.
A graduate of Middlebranch high
school, he entered service on September 25, 1941 and received training at Ft. Eustis, Va., and Camp
Davis, N. C. He had been overseas
since January, 1942.
In addition to his parents he is
survived by four brothers, John,
Orlando and Rinaldo, all of the
home, and Pvt. Quedo, on furlough;
and six sisters, Mrs. Louise Mastri
of Prairie View, 111., and Alda,
Violet, Anita, Rosensary and Betty
Jane, all' of the home.
Funeral for Mrs, Kranfi
Held Wednesday
Funeral services Were held Wednesday morning in St. Mary's
Catholic church in Massillon for
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Krantz, 62, who
died in Massillon City hospital,
Sunday.
Mrs. Krantz is survived by her
husband, Frank W. Krantz; two
sons, Carl of Massillon and Seaman First Class Raymond in the
South Pacific; two daughters* Mrs.
Dorothy France of Massillon and
Sister Mary Elise of Cleveland;
two brothers, Jacob and Edward
It was in June, 1942 that the
North Canton youth entered military service. After several months
of training he left the United States on the first lap of a journey-
that was to take him through,
many historic spots. As Jay puts
it, "It was a trip around the world
with a two year delay en route at
Iran."
(Looking fit and well, Jay sti^l
has the heavy tan acquired under
the hot sun in southern Iran, where
he was stationed as a member of
an Engineer Depot Co, supplying
materials for engineers working oh.
the supply line to Russia.
Many are the stories that he has
to tell of the natives and the country that holds all the glamour of
old Persia. But to a modern American imost of the glamour is lost fn
the dirt and the heat of the country the indolence of the natives.
"There are two classes of ped-
ple in Iran," Jay explained, "the
millionaires and the coolies." The
millionaires are usually fairly well
educated. Some of them go to India
to study and some go to Teheran;
Most of these are inclined to be
modern in their dress ad habits.
The otners, or the coolies, are
very poor, and usually extremely-
dirty. They continue to wear the
old customary garb of their ancestors, making a strange contrast of
the old and the new."
Iran is at sea level, and causes
many unusual things, which Jay
says are very hard to believe at
first. For instance, fighting a flood,
in the middle of a desert, seeing a
man go fishing out in the middle
of a huge sandy waste, or seeing
it rain and watching the water just
lay in puddles on the ground, without soaking in or runnina- off into;
a river or drainage system of some
SOft. . - . r,~ - .. - • ■ - -,
"Pishing in the middle of the
desert is done very easily," he explained. "All one needs to do is
Frank of North Canton; four sis- take a shovel, go out and dig for
ters, Mrs. Joseph Krantz and Mrs.
Clara Peters of Massillon and Mrs.
Flora Peters and Miss Emma
Frank of North Canton; and three
grandchildren.
in the present campaign to help
with rthe expense needed to aid
those' stricken.
One of the outstanding stories to
cortte out of the epidemic last fall,
and the work done by the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,
Inc. comes from a small community in North Carolina. It is called
"The Miracle of Hickory." It is the
story of how 5,000,000 dimes contributed by the American people
delivered a smashing blow to help
stem the tide of dread polio that
swept the state. ' '
The first case of polio in the
slate did not cause much concern,
but when the. second and the third
and the fourth—and finally a tidal
wave of stricken victims overflowed all available hospital facilities,
the call for help went out*
Dramatic Club to Present
Comedy Friday, Feb. 2
On Friday evening, Feb. 2-at 8:15 o'clock the high school
dramatic club will present its annual play in the high school
auditorium.
portage, andjif/they are-short again) substitutes will be S&MUa?2gK«Sg
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This year's presentation is a
farce comedy of high school students and women's rights, entitled
"Ever Since Eve." The general
theme concerns the trials and tribulations that a high school news
paper encountered when it was
suddenly taken over by a group oi
girls. The young editor of the paper, Johnny Clover, is determined
to oust the feminine bunglers, but
the girls have a strong backer in
Miss Willard, a young faculty
member, who solidly backs the
rights of all girls in school affairs.
The boy's -faculty backer, Henry
Quinn is also a good fighter, but
he is overcome by. Miss Willard's
*-wiles, and finally, marries her..
The tempestuous way the boys
and girls-work together adds a-lot
of distinctive comedy and'there are
a lot of humorous characters in
the play- who will .add .'to the' ShirleyJDlson.
laughs.
Rollin Reiss plays" the part of
Johnny Clover, and his cd-editor,
Susan Blake, is played by, Pauline
Hess. Mr. and Mrs.'Clover, Johnny's confused . parents,: are played
by Bob Carlson and Doris Chelpka.
Arthur Schneider and Frances
Sergleitner take -the .part' of the
young faculty advisors who find
themselves- in-many -embarassing
incidents due to the* students unusual and disturbing ideas.
Betsy; and Spud Ervin, high
school students who possess an unexpected amount of humor, are*
played by'.Walt Schlemmer and
Peggy Capl'ey. Other students taking part in the play1 are Charlotte
Lichti,- Richard Mohler and Jack
Humbert. -• . - - - -.
The'', play is" under the direction
of William Nagel, assisted by
Within three days a summe
camp was converted into isoliatioi
wards for the victims. Supplie
flowed in from every source. Don
ations of the things that wer<
needed, lumber for the buildings
cots and beds for the stricken
furniture, bedding, volunteer work
ers. Red Cross nurses, all service;
to keep the hospital going cani(
when they were needed.
When the Hickory Emergenc*.
Infantile Paralysis hospital openei
its doors fifty fout hours after the
idea was conceived, workmen wen
srfclll busy in one ward as childrer
were placed in the other. All the
hospital housework that usually
takes three weeks to plan and accomplish was done in less than
three'days. It had been done because of the spontaneous unity oi
purpose and action of the National Foundation, .staite and loca'
health officers and the people of
Hickory. Everybody had pitched m
and helped.
And because folks throughout
America had given their dimes, because the folks of that community
met the crisis' that arose with such
, response, most of those stricken
with the disease recoveredt Of the
344 patients treated up to September, only 12* had died. Sixty-eight
made complete recoveries and less
that 32 per cent had residual paralysis. Of this last group, at least
half will make sufficient recovery
to lead full and normal lives.
The money collected for this
drive in Stark county will be divided equally between the National
Foundation arid the local treasury.
Last year Stark County faced the
local emergency "by assuming full
financial responsibility of 18 new
cases at a cost of $7,400.00 by December 31. .' Since some of these
cases- are serious, heavy expense
may continue for sometime.
Each'community tmust be prepared to help, meet the expense of
those still hospitalized and whatever emergencies may arise in the
future. Dimes and dollars cannot
be spent-for a more worthy cause.
For large donations contributions by- check or cash can be sent
to C- C. Zimmer, care of -Peoples
Bank, or to - local • 'headquarters,
Post Office Basement, Cantson 2,
Ohio. ....
Li±tlevcontrih*ition boxes ,can be
seen throughout the village.1 Don't
pass them by; ""Cheymean life and
happiness to some child.
Dies After Long Illness
Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock
'uneral services were held for Mrs.
Catherine Myers, 78, who died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Loman Miller of Harrisburg Saturday night, after a long illness.
She was the wife of Adam Myers.
Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. James Bowers of Way-
lesburg; a sister, Mrs. Adelia
"""loom, of Canton, and eight grandchildren.
Rev. Fr. Raymond Steiger officiated at the sendees which were
Held in St. Paul's church, with bur-
;al in Calvary cemetery in charge
of the Lewis parlors.
Mrs. George Mead
Succombs in Qolumbus
Funeral services were held Monday evening in Columbus and Tuesday afternoon in the Lewis parlors in North Canton for Mrs. Let- „itl „..„v; +.. ...a w.
tie Mead, 76, former North Can- he^ne'e^'anyone *from°horne. While
two or three feet and lift out a
fish for the next meal. If you hit
the right spot there will be a nice
( ?) mud fish, as the natives call
them. This is because the land is
at sea level and water is close fo
the surface, even under the desert."
For the same reason the men
stationed there had to go out one
night to fight a flood in the (middle of the desert. "We were right
in the middle of a party," Jay related, "when the officer came in
and told us we would have to go
out into the desert to help fight a
rising flood. Naturally we didn't
believe him. It took quite a bit ofr
talk to convince us he really meant'
it. What had happened, we discovered when we finally went, was
that a river had flooded its banks
several miles away and the water
had flooded back into the desert*
without any place to go."
When Jay started on the first
part of his trip home he was lucky
enough to travel by plane. On a
brief stop over in Cairo, Egypt he-
visited the Y. M. C. A. He started
talking with one of the staff mem>
bers there and discovered that they
had a mutual acquaintance with Ed
Myers, formerly of the YMCA in.
Canton. Jay was given a cQmpli-*
mentary pass for the YMCA in
Cairo, although he was not there
long enough to put it to extensive
use.
Only once in his long journey did
ton resident, who died in her home
in Columbus on Saturday.
She is survived by her husband,
George; one son, Jasper of Columbus; one brother, Bert "Meckel of
Canton; five grandchildren and five
great grandchildren.
Rev. M. A. Cossaboom officiated
at the service Tuesday afternoon,
and burial was in North Canton
cemetery.
he was walking down the street in
Naples, Italy, at the end of his trip
by air, he met Ralph Harper, former North Canton student, whose-
home is at Mt. Pleasant.
On February 8 Jay will report
to Miami Beach, Fla., for reassignment. Where he goes from there lie
has no idea. Right now he is too
busy enjoying just being home,
again to worry much aboul; that
Jack Seccombe Appointed North
Canton Street Commissioner
Jack Seccombe, nephew of the former Mayor James Sec!'
combe of Canton has been appointed street commissioner fol-
North Canton.
His appointment, made by Mayor Guy Price was approved
at the meeting- of the North Canton village council MondaK
evening.
The new street commissioner i able machinery and said that the
comes to North Canton well quali-! village was well equipped for' &
fied for the position he holds. Although only 32 years of age, he"
has been engaged in this type of
work' for approximately 15 years
and has handled many types of
machinery necessary for this work.
At one time he was a member of
the Canton street department. Just
prior to coming to North Canton
he was engaged as a master mechanic with the Pemia Engineering
Co. in New Castle; Pa,
' Starting his new duties-Tuesday
morning of this week, the new
street co**omissioner checked, avail-
place of its size.
■ Questioned as to what he planned to do about the condition d£;
the streets and sidewalks of Nortfo.
Canton, Mr. Seccombe stated,-
"With a little help from the people the streets and sidwalks should'
soon be in good] condition."
Mr. Seccombe is maxstaed* aa*d has^
two sons, one-12 years oltjg-f-id tbe
other four years old.' ;'A^-6"*H| present time he is Uvui]*--; hi- Cantj-fii"
but hopes to move," to* Nor***& Caff-
ton as soon as possible. _, -

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VOL. 22—No. 14
NORTH CANTON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1945
$2.00 PER "SfEAE
Sebring and ZanesinZle Bote;
to North Canton Vikings
Vikings Run" Winning- Streak to 13 Games as They Turn in
Best Performances of Season; Meet Hartville here Friday
and Stow on Tuesday
Tuming in two of then- best performances to date when
the chips -were down, the Vikings of North Canton hurdled
two tough opponents the past week-end as they; edg-ed Sebring 27 to 21 and then blasted Zanesville 44-30 to run their
win streak to 13 "games.
Scars Of Hatred
' "Where does the spirit of class hatred have its source?
.Most of us imagine that it is due althogether to the propaganda of misguided leaders. The fact is, such leaders usually merely take advantage of prejudice which already exists.
They simply build upon it and intensify it. Therefore we
need to go back to1 original sources.
* Ordinarily the damage is done in the home. And here's how
it usually happens,, so far as the child is concerned. The family is gathered about the supper table, and father or mother
makes an unjust or cruel charge against someone they have
encountered during the day, or, they repeat as a fact something they read in a prejudiced journal or pamphlet concerning a particular race or religion, or the alleged act of a representative of organized labor.
Any doubt that they would be
unable to meet pressure due to
their reasonably easy schedule thus
far was completely dispelled under
the driving basketball they showed in boith these contests. While
they were guilty of occasional lapses, for the most part they offset
this by continually carrying the
fight to their opponents and refusing to be lulled into any sense
of security even though they managed to hold the lead.
Bright spot in both games was
the stellar performances by Paul
Bricker who is rapidly coming to
the fore as a top rebound man. And
what is more apparent is his ability to find the hoop with twisting
jump shots that opponents find difficulty in preventing.
Howevei-, to single out any one
player would be difficult for each
and every one knew that the real
answer to their ability would be
found" in these two games and in
those coining up. As a result there
was little to ask in their individual play and as a whole.
The tirade clos,es with an unfair characterization of the
person discussed and ends with the remark: "That's just like
a ," whatever the race, or the religion, or the position
may be. And thereby a whole race, or form of religion, or
movement is damned. It may seem like an unimportant mat-
itejr to the parent, but the child seated next to father or
mother listens in wonder and amazement, and, having absolute confidence in its parent, it believes everything that was
said must be true.
Thus the seed of hatred is planted. It grows in the child's
mind and becomes a festering, corrosive sore which affects
all its thinking, distorting all its judgments.
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rm.has been done to„£j
were thoughtlesi
or-slandered..
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1fceM*it' W'imtfiWirit'"patents Should not encourage—especially in their own homes—that which is unnatural in children, 'and which is one of the greatest blights on mankind
today?
In these times when hatred is so rampant, causing untold
suffering to the individuals and to nations, the parents of
American children can render no greater service in building
up the spirit of .brotherhood and democracy throughout the
•world than by showing their children how hatred is responsible for the great tragedies of today, as well as being the
greatest menace to the world of tomorrow.
Message To Remember
Not many weeks ago Americans were preparing to celebrate the defeat of Germjany. The celebration threatened to
become a disruptive orgy. Concern over the situation caused
employes of the Boston and Maine Railroad to pledge support of the war effprt after V-'Day in a message that should
not be forgotten, although at present victory in Europe seems
farther away than it did last summer. The message says:
"We don't know when V-Day over Germany will be . . .
but when it does come, we . . . know how we're going to 'celebrate.''
"On V-D,ay we'll be working—full time, full speed. There
aren't going to be any parties. Our men aren't going to spike
. the switches and get together for any whoopee1. There won't
be any empty desk in our office, or freight trains standing-
idle in our yards. We ask you not to ride our trains that day
to go celebrating.
- "Most of us will go to church. We shall thank God, and
pray for speedy victory over Japan. We urge you to do the
same.
"Pro*bably it isn't any of our business what you do on V-
D,ay. But complete victory is everybody's business. The time
you might be tempted to take off from your job puts'every
one of us that many hours farther away from the victorious
end. The uproarious spirits you might bring to partying
would fall pretty flat when you bumped into Bob Jones, or
Mrs. Smith, or any one of a million other Americans with
boys in. the Pacific.
"We . . . make this plea now, so you'll have plenty of time,
to think it over. And we mlake it in the sober conviction that
only on the day of total victory, and not before, can any df
us afford to let down."
Potato Shortage Feared
The housewives were slightly jolted by the report that
next spring may see a potato shortage similar to that which
made this essential food so scarce in the spring of 1943. The
crop of last summer was 18 per cent below the previous year,
while military and civilian demands have continued very
heavy.
Up to 1943 a shortage of potatoes was very unusual. Peo-
. pie became, so used to seeing plenty of these plain brown
skinned* vegetablels, that it did not occur to many of them
that they would ever be scarce. They did not always realize
how highly they valued them. When they were not to be had,
they wokVup to the fact of how dependent they were on this
substantial vegetable. The country got" through "the potato
Backboard Play Brilliant
Again it was superior play
around the backboards against taller opponents that supplied the difference. Both. Seibring and Zanesville had plenty of heighth but that
made little difference to the aroused Vikings and with Fye, Warstler
and Bricker taking the leading
roles and given plenty of assistance
by Streby, Mohler and Studer,
North Canton just couldn't be kept
down.
The Vikings broke Zanesville's
heart in the first half with a blistering attacking from which the
Blue Devils never did recover even
though ithey threatened in the third
period. The visitor's zone defense,
which they never did break up despite the accurate shooting of
North Canton, was made to order
for the Vikings as they penetrated
it. for short shots and then when
jh.'Sld Out would drop in fairly long
tosses.
^jFfr Blue Devil Attack Stalled . .--
'. Zanesville's reputedly powerful
"fast break offense, on the other
hand never did get a chance to
function properly as North Canton's down floor defensive tactics
prevented the Blue Devils getting
under way.
The game was hardly a minute
old before the Vikings had registered the first points as Warstler
pushed one in fromt the left side
of the floor. This was followed in
rapid sequence by Fye's layup and
a set shot by1 Mohler and the Vikings had three goals in as many attempts.
During the remainder of the first
period it was still all North Canton as they shot their advantage to
12-0 before Ford connected on a
free throw for the visitor's first
noint. The quarter ended with
North Canton leading 12-4.
However, Zanesville fought back
gamely but just couldn't match ithe
pace set bv North Canton and that
coupled with-their inability to hit
the hoop from the field until Derry
connected late in the second period was too much of a handicap
and the Vikings romped to a 20-7
halftime lead.
White Gets Hot
The third period provided a different story as the Blue Devils
came back with a blistering offensive that proved them to be the
dangerous team they were supposed to be. Led by Dean White, who
caged four goals during this quarter, they slowly but surely whittled down the Viking advantage as
White hit a follow-up and Derry
duplicated. Two more by White,
all this while North Canton failed
to score cut the margin to 15-20
before BrickeT shook himself loose
for a layup. All told in the first
six minutes of the period, Zanesville poured 15 points in while limiting ,North Canton to 7 but two
successive fielders by Warstler and
Fye prior to White's fourth goal
made it 31-24.
In the final heat, Zanesville disintegrated rapidly against the renewed drive of the Vikings who
looped in 13 points while limiting
the Blue Devils to six.
Come From Behind
Against/ Sebring on Friday night
North Canton was forced to come
from behind to snatch their 12th
win. And they did it with a drive
that upset the Trojans considerably-
Trailing 7-5 at the end of the
first period, they fell four points
behind when Tony Dawson, who
dropped in four long heaves during the first half, hit his second
to make it 9-5. But then, things
began to happen.
Studer's long shot, Warstler's
follow-up and another one-handed
toss bv Studer put sthe Vikings in
front 11-9 with four minutes of
the period gone. Dawson knotted
the count but Bricker and Mohler
made it 15-11 before Dawson
again hit. Studer and Bricker caged free throws and Streby a push
shot to make itt 19-13 before Sharp-
nack registered to leave North Canton but three points at the half.
Each team scored but three
points in the third period and after Ed Brunie slipped in for a lay-
gratis toss Fye wound up the evening's scoring with a bunny on a
fast break and North Canton suc-
cesfully stalled out the minute and
a half remaining.
Both games showed that old foul
shooting weakness as North Canton caged but five of 13 against
Sebring and but six of 17 in the
Zanesville contest.
Reserves Keep Going
The reserves also kept their
streak intact as they romped over
the Sebring reserves in a rough
contest 26 to 18 as Earl Hall looped in 11 points. The Vikings held
quarter margins of 13-4, 16-9, and
20-12.
In the preliminary to the Zanesville contest they rolled over Yale
Clothes, a Class C team in the Y
league, 51-30. Paul Baxter set the
pace with 14 points as the Vikings
took leads of 10-0, 19-6, 32-16.
This week there will be only one
game on tap, a Friday night encounter with Hartville. Then on
Tuesday night Stow, a Metro league member, will provide the opposition. The Vikings already hold
a 45-31 victory over the Blue
Sreaks and will be out to make it
two.
North Canton fg f tp
Mohler, f 2 0 4
Streby, f 10 2
Warstler, c 113
Fye, g 3 17
Studer, g 2 2 6
Bricker, c - 2 15
Gary Sehreffler, Hurt
in Aula Sled Accident,
Slightly Improved
Eight year old Gary Sehreffler,
seriously injured last Thursday evening when his sled was struck by
an automobile, is reported' slightly
improved in Little Flower hospital.
He sustained a fractured skull and
body injuries.
The boy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Sehreffler of Apple Grove
road, was out playing with a group
of children at the time the accident occurred. He coasted down a
hill and across the road directly
in front of an automobile driven
by David H. Bachtel. Mr. Bachtel,
driving north on Pittsburgh road,
was unable to stop his car in time
to avoid hitting the sled.
He picked the boy up and took
him to the hospital.
11
Sebring fg
Barrett, f 0
E. Brunie, f 4
Sharpnack, c 1
Gillis, g 0
Dawson, g 4
North Canton
Mohler, f
Streby, f
Warstler, c ..
Fye, g
Studer, g ...:
Bricker, c ...
27
tp
0
8
4
1
Fire Damages Home
on 44th St. Saturday
Fire caused extensive damage at
the home of John E. Carnahan,
2216 14th St. NW last Saturday
evening.
Cause of the blaze, which started in the attic, is not known. It
was first discovered by one of the
members of the family who called
for help. The North Canton fire
department was summoned and the
fire was confined to the top of the
house.
Damage is estimated at approximately S4,000. The home is covered by insurance.
The * local fire department answered a second alarm at 1 a. im.
Wednesday morning. A small burner at the gas regulator on Poheja
Farm set fire to the small building protecting the retrulator, causing approximately $100 damage.
"Most Beautiful Spot in World
-New York Harbor"-Kauffman
Ladyne Hermann of
Spars Home on Leave
Ladyne M. Herman, Sp (X) 3c
of the Spars, is on leave, visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Hermann of 127 6th St.
Specialist Hermann enlisted in
the Spars in March, 1944 and reported to the U. S. Coast Guard
training station, Palm Beach, Fla.
in April. Following a six week in-
dictrination course, she was ordered to duty at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D. C.
where she is a draftsman in the
communications section of the Engineering Division.
Prior to entering service Spar
Hermann was. employed as an inspector of small parts in a defense
nlant in North Canton She has one
brother in the service, Benet R.
Hermann, aviation machinist mate
third class of the U. S. Navy.
Home From World Trip and Two Year Stay in Iran, Local
Soldier Tells of Strange Things in Persia of Tiaday
"Absolutely the most beautiful sight in the world, was'the
place we watched just as the sun was coming up out of the
mist and fog," he said, smiling—"the Statue of Liberty and
New York Harbor."
After two and a half j'ears in service, most of it overseas,
during which he made a complete circle of the globe, Sgt. Jay
Kauffman had good reason for his statement. And other returning servicemen echo his words, as they come back home
from far off,battle zones.
Funeral Held Sunday
for Mts. Harshberger
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the Myers funeral parlors in Greentown for Mrs.
Pearl Harshberger, 67, formerly of
North Can/ton, who died Friday in
Massillon.
Mrs. Harshberger is survived by
her hus'band, Henry Harshberger,
and two sisters, Mrs. Delia Greenho and Mrs. Amanda Tritt of North
Canton.
,,_Rev. L'. L. Kollar of the Green-
Nazarene church, of which
as" a member, officiated at
-^^ervfeej-'-with" burial in' Green-
town; cemetery.
G. B. Williams Speaker
ai Junior Woman's Club
C. B. Williams was guest speaker at the meeting of the North
Canton Junior Woman's club meeting Monday evening at the Community building. His humerous discussion was on the topic of
'"Thoughtfulness."
Special music on the program included two violin selections by Ed
Bierly, accompanied by Miss "Norma Dolvin.
Mrs. Robert Kreighbaum presided at the short business meeting-,
during which two thank you letters
were read from members of the
military forces who received
Christmas boxes from the club.
Literary Club Meets
Mrs. A. A. Swope was hostess to
the Ladies Literary club at her
home Monday evening.
The program included a paper by
Mrs. Otis Jester on "Transportation Now and the Future"; a paper
by Miss Anna Metzger on "Four
Horsemen of Apocalypse" and roll
call, "A Journey I Would 'Like to
Make."
The next meeting will be held on
February 12,' with Mrs. M. M. Ru-
bright as hostess.
Zanesville
Raymond, f
Zoller, f
Ford, c
White, g .
Patterson,
Derry, c .
Bowman, g 0
Optimists Entertained
hy Canton Magician
Jim Ray, Canton magician, was
guest entertainer at the meeting
of
bers there and discovered that they
had a mutual acquaintance with Ed
Myers, formerly of the YMCA in.
Canton. Jay was given a cQmpli-*
mentary pass for the YMCA in
Cairo, although he was not there
long enough to put it to extensive
use.
Only once in his long journey did
ton resident, who died in her home
in Columbus on Saturday.
She is survived by her husband,
George; one son, Jasper of Columbus; one brother, Bert "Meckel of
Canton; five grandchildren and five
great grandchildren.
Rev. M. A. Cossaboom officiated
at the service Tuesday afternoon,
and burial was in North Canton
cemetery.
he was walking down the street in
Naples, Italy, at the end of his trip
by air, he met Ralph Harper, former North Canton student, whose-
home is at Mt. Pleasant.
On February 8 Jay will report
to Miami Beach, Fla., for reassignment. Where he goes from there lie
has no idea. Right now he is too
busy enjoying just being home,
again to worry much aboul; that
Jack Seccombe Appointed North
Canton Street Commissioner
Jack Seccombe, nephew of the former Mayor James Sec!'
combe of Canton has been appointed street commissioner fol-
North Canton.
His appointment, made by Mayor Guy Price was approved
at the meeting- of the North Canton village council MondaK
evening.
The new street commissioner i able machinery and said that the
comes to North Canton well quali-! village was well equipped for' &
fied for the position he holds. Although only 32 years of age, he"
has been engaged in this type of
work' for approximately 15 years
and has handled many types of
machinery necessary for this work.
At one time he was a member of
the Canton street department. Just
prior to coming to North Canton
he was engaged as a master mechanic with the Pemia Engineering
Co. in New Castle; Pa,
' Starting his new duties-Tuesday
morning of this week, the new
street co**omissioner checked, avail-
place of its size.
■ Questioned as to what he planned to do about the condition d£;
the streets and sidewalks of Nortfo.
Canton, Mr. Seccombe stated,-
"With a little help from the people the streets and sidwalks should'
soon be in good] condition."
Mr. Seccombe is maxstaed* aa*d has^
two sons, one-12 years oltjg-f-id tbe
other four years old.' ;'A^-6"*H| present time he is Uvui]*--; hi- Cantj-fii"
but hopes to move," to* Nor***& Caff-
ton as soon as possible. _, -